Poker on TV
In this week’s installment of the G4 online poker reality show “2 Months, $2 Million,” a high-stakes home game featuring David Williams, David “Viffer” Peat, Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier, and Andrew “good2cu” Robl took center stage. The “2 Months, $2 Million” cast entered the week up $507,000 on the season with two episodes remaining. Jay Rosenkrantz,… Read more »
Poker News Daily can confirm that Team PokerStars Pro member Vanessa Rousso will not be the next co-host of GSN's "High Stakes Poker." The revelation comes on the heels of the news that longtime host A.J. Benza will not return for Season 6. Read more »
This week on the ESPN.com poker show "Inside Deal," Team PokerStars Pro member Hevad Khan relived some of his memorable antics from the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and gave his take on this year's November Nine. Read more »
Two original November Nine members, Dennis Phillips and 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate, took center stage on ESPN on Tuesday night. Play from Day 6 of the 2009 Main Event wrapped up from the Rio in Las Vegas. Read more »
According to his personal blog, A.J. Benza revealed that GSN's "High Stakes Poker" will return for Season 6 featuring Gabe Kaplan and a female co-host. New episodes will begin airing in February on the popular cable station. Read more »
On Tuesday night, action from the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will continue on cable station ESPN. "The Worldwide Leader in Sports" has seen a ratings boom in 2009 down the stretch, with the Main Event final table on tap for November 10th. Read more »
Poker players Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho finished in last place for the second time on this season of the CBS reality series "Amazing Race." This time, however, a team losing their passports saved them from elimination. Read more »
Sunday marked the debut of the FOX poker show "PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge," a franchise similar to rival site Fill Tilt Poker's "Face the Ace." In the end, Father Andrew Trapp of Garden City, South Carolina earned $100,000 and a seat at the Table of Champions. Read more »
A high-stakes mutli-table battle between Jay Rosenkrantz and David "Viffer" Peat headlined this week's episode of the G4 online poker reality series "2 Months, $2 Million." In the end, the team earned $371,000 for the week and is up over $500,000 overall. Read more »
This week, "Inside Deal," which airs on ESPN.com, welcomes two of the 2009 November Nine, Phil Ivey and Steven Begleiter, both Full Tilt Poker pros. "Inside Deal" is released every Tuesday. Read more »
With 96% of the field gone, players took to the felts for Days 5 and 6 of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on ESPN. Three women, two former Main Event champions, and one gold bracelet remained. Read more »
Sunday night marked the second installment of the CBS reality series "Amazing Race," which is in its 15th season. After starting the leg in seventh place, professional poker players Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho finished in sixth. Nine teams remain. Read more »
Those who enjoyed "Face the Ace" have another poker-themed game show to look forward to, as the PokerStars-sponsored "The PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge" is set to premiere on Fox on Sunday, October 11th. Read more »
Professional poker players Maria Ho and Tiffany Michelle are quickly becoming the talk of reality television fans and poker enthusiasts alike after just one episode of the new season of the CBS series "Amazing Race." Read more »
In Wednesday's episode of the G4 online poker reality show "2 Months, $2 Million," a fundraiser held by the training site Deuces Cracked took center stage and featured attendees battling in the age-old game Connect Four. Read more »
Day 5 of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event played out on ESPN on Tuesday night. Jeff Shulman, Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier, and Andy Black were seated at the feature table as the field narrowed from 400 players. Read more »
Darvin Moon, the chip leader of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event entering the final table in November, joined the ESPN.com poker show "Inside Deal." Also appearing was Absolute Poker pro Lacey Jones. Read more »
The National Football League (NFL) game between the Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals garnered an 8.2 rating on Sunday night during the 8:00pm ET hour to lead all programs. The CBS reality series Amazing Race, which features poker pros Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho, premiered at 7.1. Read more »
Poker pros Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho were spared elimination on the premiere of the CBS reality show Amazing Race, which is entering its 15th season. Michelle and Ho arrived at the first pit stop in last place. Read more »
On Saturday afternoon, CBS Sports aired the second of two episodes of the PokerStars.net Ante Up for Africa tournament that played out during the European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo festivities. Read more »
On this week's installment of the G4 online poker reality show "2 Months, $2 Million," the cast opened boot camp, taking on four students for $7,500 each. In the end, the group earned $106,000 for the week. The show airs on Wednesdays at 8:00pm ET. Read more »
Day 4 unfolded in front of ESPN cameras at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. November Nine member Phil Ivey presided over the feature table, while a pair of former Main Event champions headlined Table Two. Read more »
This week, the ESPN.com poker program "Inside Deal" welcomed new Ultimate Bet pro and media consultant Joe Sebok. Regular host Bernard Lee was absent, as he was competing in the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Borgata Poker Open. Read more »
While there is poker on television and different outlets that offer podcasts, currently there isn't a one that is dedicated to poker 24/7. A Canadian entertainment company is looking to change that with the rollout of an internet television station. Read more »
For the next two weekends, CBS will air the PokerStars Ante Up for Africa Monte Carlo tournament. The show will air on Saturday, September 19th from 1:30pm to 2:30pm ET and on Saturday, September 26th from 2:00pm to 3:00pm ET. Read more »
